Fayette County Commission urges halt to megasite

The Fayette County Commission unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday urging the state to delay $40 million in funding for a 1,700-acre megasite in West Tennessee.

The commission said funding should not be approved until it receives more information on job creation, infrastructure and environmental safeguards. The commission also said it has been locked out of the decision-making process.

“The Fayette County Commission, as the elected representatives of the people of Fayette County, have received little information and no opportunity for input into the TVA Megasite status or the legislation establishing a governing board for the Megasite.”